[Bug 720818] Re: installer crashed

[Brian Murray]

** Tags added: ubiquity-1.10.10

** Tags added: intrepid

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Title:
  installer crashed

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  While installing onto 16GB USB persistent, from Live CD, on dell
  laptop.

  We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a new bug report at
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug (do not attach
  your details to any existing bug) and a developer will attend to the
  problem as soon as possible. To help the developers understand what
  went wrong, include the following detail in your bug report, and
  attach the files /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 229, in <module>
      main()
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 224, in main
      install(args[0])
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
      ret = wizard.run()
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 437, in run
      self.progress_loop()
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 831, in progress_loop
      (ret, realtb))
  RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1 Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2112, in <module>
      install.run()
    File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 423, in run
      self.configure_hardware()
    File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1356, in configure_hardware
      self.set_debconf('popularity-contest/participate', participate)
    File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2084, in set_debconf
      dc = debconf.Debconf(read=dccomm.stdout, write=dccomm.stdin)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/debconf.py", line 48, in __init__
      self.setUp(title)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/debconf.py", line 51, in setUp
      self.version = self.version(2)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
      lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/debconf.py", line 81, in command
      status = int(status)
  ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

  
  1) 
  # lsb_release -rd
  Description:    BackTrack 4 R2
  Release:        4 R2
  #                                  
  2) 
  # apt-cache policy pkgname
  W: Unable to locate package pkgname
  #

  3) Attempting to install bt4 r2 flavor of ubuntu, and 
  4) freezes at 94% and shows installer crash error

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